Three-time World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series champion Sammy Swindell entered the Knoxville Nationals for the 48th time this year at 68 years old. Why? He still enjoys racing, and people are still calling. “I’m out here and people are calling me to go drive cars,” Swindell said. “Maybe sometimes I shouldn’t. … Read more
The entire Sprint Car world has converged on Knoxville Raceway for “The Granddaddy of ‘Em All” No more waiting. The 63rd running of the NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s is here. The Sprint Car world has traveled to the small town of Knoxville, IA. The population sits just north of 7,000 but … Read more
The year is 1978. It’s mid-March in Texas, and race season is blooming like the bluebonnets. Roughly 90 competitors representing 20 states have gathered in a town 20 minutes east of Dallas named Mesquite. Among the roster are some of the country’s greatest drivers. They’ve all made the journey to take on the Spring Nationals … Read more
To help give Devil’s Bowl Speedway a proper send off, the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series has increased the purse by more than $30,000 for the track’s final weekend. The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Stampede will now see drivers contend for a $12,000 payday on Friday, Oct. 20, and in … Read more
Devil’s Bowl Speedway will host the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series for the final time, Oct. 20-21. Track promoter Lanny Ross Edwards announced on Friday that the Mesquite, TX facility had been sold and the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Stampede will be the final race ever at the historic half-mile … Read more
One of the most important dirt ovals in Sprint Car racing history can be found 20 minutes outside of Dallas. Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, TX. The track is known as the home of the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars after hosting the Series’ inaugural race in 1978. The Greatest Show on … Read more
Ted Johnson joked that it would be a cold day in hell before his World of Outlaws ever laid rubber on asphalt. Yet on November 9, 1991 a decade of dismissals proved prophetic at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, KS. Thermometers never crested 40 degrees and winds were stiff. Outlaws were late to the 1988-92 … Read more
Never get caught staring at the standings. You hear it after two months of a six-month baseball campaign or Week Five of a 17-game football season. The message is clear: just do your job, play hard, and let the chips fall wherever they may. Do not waste concern on rival teams. Strengthen your own program. … Read more
“All he does is catch touchdowns.” That was coach Buddy Ryan’s sarcastic dismissal of Cris Carter before Carter starred for someone else. Well, all that Kyle Larson does is catch checkered flags. Whether his demoralized pursuers are scattered across asphalt or dirt, oval or road course pressing eight cylinders or four does not matter one … Read more
The Granddaddy of ‘Em All has arrived. It’s the Knoxville Nationals, people. On Wednesday, we officially kick off the 60th running of this historic event at Iowa’s famed Knoxville Raceway. More than 100-plus NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars are already pre-entered and the anticipation continues to only climb for this mega event. If you can’t … Read more
